EXCLUSIVE! 'He would flirt with my neighbour's cat!' Former Apprentice star Elizabeth McKenna says CBB's Andrew Brady is close to Courtney Act because he's 'at home with his sexuality'

They were competing against one another for Lord Sugar's investment on the most recent season of The Apprentice.

But Elizabeth McKenna - who very nearly made last year's grand final - is backing Andrew Brady to win Celebrity Big Brother.

And she also has some thoughts on his flirtations with his housemate Shane Jenek AKA drag queen Courtney Act.

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'He would flirt with my neighbour's cat!' Former Apprentice star Elizabeth McKenna explained that CBB's Andrew Brady flirts with Courtney Act because he's 'at home with his sexuality'

Just good friends: Andrew and Courtney have grown close over their two weeks inside the famous compound, but have insisted they are just friends

In an exclusive chat with MailOnline, the 39-year-old florist, who has remained close friends with Andrew, 26, since the BBC business show came to a close, said: 'Andrew would flirt with my neighbour's cat. He is very comfortable with himself. He is at home with his sexuality.

'But I know him as being a heterosexual guy. And why can't he flirt with someone? And Courtney is beautiful. I am SO jealous of those legs.'

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Andrew and Courtney have grown close over their two weeks inside the famous compound, but have insisted they are just friends. Yet housemates have been speculating that the drag queen has a crush on the former Apprentice candidate.

And Elizabeth can relate to it: 'He's a very crushable person. He's very good looking. And do you know what he does - he looks you in the eye. And when you're speaking to him, you're the only one he's listening to.'

Weighing in: In an exclusive chat with MailOnline, the 39-year-old florist, who has remained close friends with Andrew, 26, since the BBC business show came to a close

'At home' with his sexuality: Andrew identifies as straight, and Elizabeth remarked that this could be a case of unrequited feelings

Andrew identifies as straight, and Elizabeth remarked that this could be a case of unrequited feelings.

'I think unrequited crushes, whether it's same sex or heterosexual, is an unrequited crush. It doesn't matter what genders are involved.

'It wouldn't be the first time that someone has had an unrequited crush across genders. It's also not about gay or straight. It's just what it is. I think they have a real bromance, but you don't know what's happening in someone's heart or mind.'

Elizabeth - who has a number of forthcoming ventures on the horizon regarding her flower business thanks to her success on the show - explained that Andrew has very much been himself on the surveillance series.

Will they/won't they? Housemates have been speculating that Shane has a crush on the former Apprentice candidate

He's her winner: They were competing against one another for Lord Sugar's investment on the most recent season of The Apprentice. But Elizabeth McKenna - who nearly made last year's season finale - is backing Andrew Brady to win Celebrity Big Brother

'The personality you see of Andrew Brady on Big Brother is the person I know. He is intelligent and articulate,' she said. 'But he's energetic to the point it's irritating. He is the one sitting there with his knee twitching under the table and the whole thing rocks. You don't wanna sit in a car with him for four hours. It's like "Energiser Bunny, power down".

'But he is bright and articulate and engaging. He is a very, very bright guy. And he's gregarious. And he's the kind where if someone pulls his trousers down, which has happened, he will just go with it.'

Elizabeth also has every faith her ex-co-star could go all the way.

'Andrew could win it,' she said. 'The front-runners are Andrew and Shane. I would love to see him win. I am Team 'Prenny [The Apprentice] all the way. I am pleased that Andrew has had this opportunity and taken it.

High praise: Elizabeth also has every faith her ex-co-star could go all the way

'If other things come from it, good for him. He's intelligent. If he's made the right decision and thought it through then it can only be positive.'

There were rumours, before CBB came back for a new season, that Elizabeth was going into the house herself. But she insists it's not for her at this point in her life.

'There's been an awful lot of rumours in the press, but I haven't sat down and had a meeting. It's been very flattering and I'd love to do more in the media, but personally that's not really me.

Bromance or showmance? 'It wouldn't be the first time that someone has had an unrequited crush across genders. It's also not about gay or straight. It's just what it is. I think they have a real bromance, but you don't know what's happening in someone's heart or mind,' mused Elizabeth

Crushable person: 'He's a very crushable person. He's very good looking. And do you know what he does - he looks you in the eye. And when you're speaking to him, you're the only one he's listening to,' Elizabeth admitted

'If I had been formally asked to do it, I would have potentially done it. But I've got a mum, she's 80, and she has said "there's a Jacuzzi in there, you're not going in that Jacuzzi". I love Big Brother, I really really do, but it's about personal space, and that's not really me.

'Plus, if I took a month off work to do Big Brother, it would affect my business. And if I was doing Big Brother would I be getting meetings with potential investors? Would they even want to touch me if I was doing what everyone expects me to do and what social media expected?

'If I was to offered it in the summer, I would consider it on its own merits. I'm thrilled what they're doing [with the Year Of The Woman theme], its phenomenal.'